Station-indicator.



T. B. KITTRELL.

STATION INDICATOR.

APPLIOA'IION FILED JULY 26, 1911.

1,047,079. Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

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THOMAS B. KITTRELL, OF MOBILE, ALABAMA.

STATION-INDICATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 26, 1911.

Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

Serial No. 640,550.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS B. KITTRELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mobile, in the county of Mobile and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Station-Ind1cators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in station indicators.

The principal object of the inventlon is to provide a device of this character, whereby the web containing the names of the stations may be shifted at a convenient polnt prior to the arrival at each of the stations, so that the passengers may be duly apprised thereof.

Another object is to provide a simply and cheaply constructed device of this character.

A further object is to provide means for reversing the direction of the web.

These and other objects will be apparent from the following description, and with particular reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings; Figure 1 is a side view of the device shown in vertical section. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same as viewed from the front. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the lower part of my device showing the construction and arrangement of the ratchet wheel and its operating parts.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings 10 represents the casing of'the indicator, which is rectangular, and has the outwardly extending, tapering front portion 11, in the end of which is formed a sight opening 12, provided with the glass panel 13.

Secured within the box are the spaced uprights 14:, having the terminal flange 15 by means of which they are attached to the top and bottom of the box. Formed integrally with the uprights are the forwardly extending and converging arms 16, in the ends of which are formed the journal openings 17. Near the top and bottom of each of the uprights is formed a similar opening 18, and centrally thereof the openings 19 for the driving shaft 20, to be later referred to. Mounted in the openings 18 are the reels or rollers 21, on which the web 22, having the station names printed thereon, is arranged. The web may be made of any suitable material, but preferably metal. The arms 16 are connected by an integral member 23. Mounted in the openings 17 are the guide rollers 24, over which the web passes, said rollers being disposed in the extension 11, so that only the portion of the web containing the name of a particular station is exposed through the sight opening.

On the driving shaft 20 is a pulley wheel 25, which is connected by the belt 26 to a pulley 30, mounted in suitable brackets 28, beneath the car. On one side of the pulley 30 is a ratchet pawl 29, adapted to engage with the teeth of a ratchet wheel 27 on the shaft 31. Arranged in the pulley 30 is a slot 39 forming a bearing for the lug 37 of the pawl 29. The ratchet wheel, 27 is loosely mounted on the shaft 31. Secured to the ratchet wheel 27 is a radial arm 31 which depends therefrom, and is adapted to engage with an inclined block 32, located between the rails of the railway. When the arm 31 engages the block 32, it will ride up the block, and at the same time be rocked, thus causing a partial rotation of the ratchet wheel 27. This communicates movement through the pulley 30 and belt 26 to the pulley 25. A spring 36 holds the ratchet wheel 27 in position. On the shaft 20 are pulleys 33, and on each of the rollers 21 is a similar, but larger pulley 34:, which is connected by means of a belt 35, to a pulley 33, so that the rollers 21 will move in unison, and with an even tension.

The pulley and belt connections are inclosed in a vertically disposed elongated casing, on the side of the box, thus being hidden from view, and protected from dust.

What is claimed is;

A station indicator for use in connection with a car and comprising a box, rollers pulley 0n the first-named shaft, a belt con- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, necting the pulleys, an inclined block bein the presence of two witnesses. tween the rails of a railway a dependin 1 trip arm on theratehet wheel for engage: THOMAS KIIlTRELL' 5 ment with the block, and a spring for re- Witnesses:

turning the ratchet Wheel to normal posi- L, C. CANTY,

tion. E. T. BELSAW.

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